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escaping, a match should not be lighted nor a lamp 

 brought in, no matter how dark a room may be, for 

 injury by explosion is almost sure to follow. After 

 a suffocated or strangled person has been removed 

 to pure atmosphere, the same methods for restoring 

 artificial respiration may be used as in the case of 

 one apparently drowned. Where something has got 

 into the windpipe, one of the quickest methods of 

 relief is to turn the person head downward and give 

 some quick hard slaps between the shoulders. This 

 is likely to dislodge the obstruction and cause it to 

 fall out. If it does not, a doctor should be immediately 

 sent for, as prompt and skillful action is necessary. 



A person's fainting often produces needless excite- 

 ment. As the cause of such condition is too little 

 blood in the brain, the thing to do is to make it easier 

 for a normal supply of blood to reach the brain. On 

 this account the best position for one who has fainted 

 is flat on the back with the head a little lower than the 

 feet, so that the heart does not have to overcome 

 the resistance of gravity. Any clothing about the 

 neck or body should be unloosed, while smelling salts 

 are held to the nose and water is sprinkled on the 

 forehead. 



Unconsciousness also results from severe blows on 

 the head, diseases of the brain, and shocks to the 

 nervous system resulting from accidents and various 

 other causes. A good rule to follow until a physician 

 arrives is to lower the head and give stimulants when- 



